News
Jan 27, 2021
Understanding the Most Dangerous Aspects of COVID-19
BioE Professor and Chair Lee Makowski published a perspective article in the journal Virus titled, “Biological and Clinical Consequences of Integrin Binding via a Rogue RGD Motif in the SARS CoV-2 Spike Protein,” which explains the most dangerous aspects of COVID-19.
Jan 14, 2021
Ruberti Awarded Patent for Mechanochemical Collagen Assembly
BioE Professor Jeffrey Ruberti was awarded a patent for designing a “Mechanochemical collagen assembly.”
Jan 08, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Libby
Elizabeth Libby joins the Bioengineering department in January 2021 as an Assistant Professor.
Jan 08, 2021
Bajpayee Nominated as Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator
BioE Assistant Professor Ambika Bajpayee was nominated as Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator 2021 for her paper “Milk exosomes with enhanced mucus penetrability for oral delivery of siRNA.”
Jan 07, 2021
Niedre and Amiji Receive National Cancer Institute Award
Bioengineering Professor and Associate Chair Mark Niedre and Bouve/ChE Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji received a 2-year, $400K grant titled “Fluorescence Molecular In Vivo Liquid Biopsy of Circulating Tumor Cells” from the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health.
Dec 04, 2020
Best student paper at 8th IEEE Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics Conference
Bioengineering student Aleksei Krotov, PhD’24, received a Best Student Paper Award at the 8th IEEE Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics Conference.
Dec 02, 2020
Bioengineering Students Win 3rd Place at Husky Startup Challenge
Bioengineering students Laura Bilal, E’21, and Meghan Quon, E’22, won third place at the Husky Startup Challenge for Klip Tech, which is a warning device for women who feel threatened.
Nov 18, 2020
Hines and Eller Awarded Scranton Scholarships
Congratulations to chemical engineering student Julia Hines, BS/MS’21 and bioengineering student Kerry Eller, E’21, who are recipients of Richard J. Scranton Scholarships.
Nov 03, 2020
Understanding Biomechanical Changes in Heart Valves Following Pregnancy
MIE/BioE Associate Professor Rouzbeh Amini is researching “Multi-scale Assessment of Biomechanical Alterations in Tricuspid Valves Following Pregnancy” – a project awarded to him as an NSF CAREER Award in 2018.
Nov 03, 2020
Spurring Undergraduate Research with the UPLIFT Scholars Program
With a focus on experiential learning and research, the College of Engineering at Northeastern is offering a new undergraduate research program—the Undergraduate Program for Leaders In Future Transformation (UPLIFT). The program is designed to nurture high-potential undergraduate talent through transformative experiential research and learning opportunities. Beginning in their first year of study at Northeastern, UPLIFT […]